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HEPATOCYTE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-02-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Liver and Biliary Ducts
DEF

The polyhedral epithelial cells that constitute the substance of an acinus of the liver.

CONT

The hepatic cell, also called the hepatocyte or liver cell, has more metabolic functions than any other cell of the body and is the producer of bile.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Foie et voies biliaires
DEF

Cellule du parenchyme hépatique, de forme cubique.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Hígado y conductos biliares
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